"So you think I drive a cadillac?"
Subtitle: welfare recipients' perspectives on the system and its reform
By: Karen Seccombe.
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Poor women -- United States.; Welfare recipients -- United States.; Public welfare -- United States.
Description: Discover the real voice of welfare - through thought-provoking interviews with today's welfare recipients who share their experiences with welfare and their views on its reform. Gain new perspectives on their history with the system; their plans, hopes, and dreams for the future; their perspectives on work requirements, family caps, time limits, and other features of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) - the new welfare reform program.

Their voices provide a vivid counterpoint to the politicians and media who shape the welfare reform initiative.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-233) and index.